Chapter 61 Each has his own thoughts

Moreover, the benefits of this matter for her are immeasurable. Not to mention the position of the Primordial God, after this matter is settled, she will have four Primordial Gods standing behind her. As long as it doesn't touch their interests, she believes they will provide her with certain support. When the time comes, if Zeus wants to take action against her, he should first weigh whether his thunder is hot enough to scorch a Primordial God. "The wise and far-sighted goddess, you will not regret your choice today," said Hebe, who was very pleased with Nyx's timely insight. With the two deities forming an alliance, the atmosphere in the great hall was no longer as heavy as it had been at the beginning. Hebe no longer had to worry about being silenced by the God of Death and felt more at ease. She then took the opportunity to ask Nyx a question that had been on her mind. "Lady Nyx, given Aphrodite's divine power level, even with the help of the chief god, Eros can only be born with at most a first-tier divine power. How can he ascend to the position of a Primordial God?" Upon hearing Hebe's question, Nyx seemed to recall something amusing, and a hint of playfulness flashed across her beautiful face. "This matter, when you think about it, is actually a good thing for you." "A good thing?" Hebe showed a look of confusion. What did she mean? "I mentioned before that Eros was chosen by the Father God as the first generation of the God King in the Chaos world, but the original God King was not him; it was Uranus, the son of Gaia, who shone like a star. The few of us Primordial Gods paid a considerable price to eliminate Eros. Moreover, how could we allow another god to occupy the position that originally belonged to Eros?" Every god who has ascended to the position of God King owes a debt to Eros. In the past, the laws were insufficient to reincarnate him, much like a creditor who is powerless to collect a debt, which is why nothing has happened until now. But now, he is about to be reborn through Aphrodite as his mother, and naturally, it is time to repay the debt. The target of Eros's debt collection is not a specific deity, but rather the holder of the God King position... At this moment, Hebe understood. She widened her eyes. "Zeus?" "Exactly," Nyx nodded. "Do not underestimate your father. Besides his outstanding intelligence and means, among the children of Cronus and Rhea, he is also the strongest. In fact, before you, if anyone among the gods was most likely to break through to the chief god level and reach the realm of the Primordial Gods, it would be him." Nyx's gaze turned distant again, the threads of fate shifting and intertwining in her eyes, evolving into countless possibilities and outcomes, ultimately returning to calm. "When Eros is born, the laws of the world will grant him a divine artifact: the Golden Bow of Love and a quiver. This quiver contains only two types of arrows: the golden arrow and the lead arrow. Those struck by the golden arrow will instantly ignite a passionate love in their hearts and fall in love with the first person they see, while those struck by the lead arrow will feel a deep loathing for the first person they encounter." If Eros were at the level of a Primordial God, he wouldn't need the aid of this artifact. With just a glance or a word, he could plunge someone into the throes of desire. "There are twelve special golden arrows in the quiver, formed from the causal connection between the reigning God King and Eros, symbolizing the twelve passionate loves that the God Kings are destined to experience." The love affairs of Zeus with twelve mortal women! Hebe's eyes widened in realization. So that's how it was? She had thought it was merely Zeus's inherent stallion nature at work… though that possibility couldn't be entirely ruled out. "Every time Zeus completes a romantic affair, Eros not only collects a portion of the love energy from the God King but also gains his divine power and potential," Nyx said, her tone calm, but her words were startling. "This divine power and potential will help Eros replenish his essence, and combined with the love and desire faith born from human procreation, breaking through to become a Primordial God is not difficult at all." After saying this, Nyx looked at Hebe. "So you must ascend to the position of a Primordial God before that..." ... While Hebe was secretly conversing with Nyx, trouble was brewing on the divine mountain, but this time it had nothing to do with the Goddess of Life, Hebe. Instead, it involved the Moon Goddess Selene, who had violated the laws of the divine mountain and committed an act of dereliction. Zeus was now set to punish her. This situation stemmed from Selene's infatuation with a mortal shepherd named Endymion. Ever since the moon-crowned goddess fell in love with the shepherd, she had been sneaking down to the mortal realm every night to kiss her sleeping lover. At first, the goddess could barely satisfy herself with these brief encounters with her beloved. But gradually, her love intensified, and the flames of desire tormented her heart at all times. She began to grow restless, desperate, and was starting to lose her sanity. One day, unable to suppress her impulses, Selene returned to Endymion's side. The ethereal goddess gently brushed her fingers through Endymion's soft golden hair, gazing into his deep-set eyes, and couldn't help but kiss his sleeping profile once more. But this time, Endymion woke up. In fact, he had sensed that someone was coming to him while he slept, leaving kisses on his face during previous nights. He had secretly opened his eyes once before and was surprised to find that the one kissing him was not a water nymph or a dryad, but a goddess bathed in the light of the moon. Being wise, he quickly deduced the identity of this goddess. Her ethereal beauty and the burning love in her gaze ignited a spark of love in his heart, and the shepherd found himself irresistibly drawn to Selene. Finally, that night, he could no longer suppress the love within him. As his beloved was about to depart, the handsome shepherd opened his eyes and grabbed Selene, who was about to leave. In that moment, the two lovers gazed into each other's eyes, as if time had frozen, while a shooting star streaked across the sky. Endymion spoke passionately, 'My dear goddess, please don't leave. Although I have just awakened, I have called your name countless times in my dreams. That beautiful shooting star was not a coincidence; it was a gift for you. Though it loses all its brilliance the moment it touches the ground, it has finally escaped its wandering and found an eternal home. This symbolizes my wonderful love for you. I hope you understand how much I love you." The shepherd's fervent words completely ignited the fire of love in Selene's heart. At that moment, she no longer cared about anything else; she only wanted to be with her beloved, so she stayed. That night, the creatures of the earth strangely noticed that the full and bright moon had vanished from the sky, plunging it into darkness, with only scattered starlight twinkling above. The moon had fallen from the heavens, shining throughout the night on Mount Latmus in Asia Minor. Such a severe dereliction of duty could not escape the notice of the gods, and Selene had completely lost her reason, leaving no cover for her actions, let alone a way to find a deity to take her place. In his fury, Zeus sent the sun god Apollo to capture Selene and bring her to the divine mountain, summoning the gods to prepare for the judgment of Selene's crimes in the main temple. The goddess of dawn, Eos, stood in a corner of the hall, watching her sister kneeling on the ground with her eyes closed in despair. She knew this was an unavoidable conspiracy... In the main temple, the gods gathered, and Selene, the Moon Goddess crowned with a lunar diadem, was forced to kneel in the center of the hall. All the major gods were present, except for Hebe, the Goddess of Life, who had already descended to the Underworld, and Hestia, who remained on Earth. They sat on their thrones, waiting for the judgment to begin. The gods on the divine mountain arrived one after another, standing at the edges of the main hall. Some grouped in threes and fives, while others stood alone, each harboring their own thoughts. As they looked at Selene, who had been captured and yet still longed for her mortal lover, some gods showed mockery, some felt sympathy, and others, who had also fallen in love, resonated with her plight and felt a sense of injustice on her behalf. Hera, the queen of the gods with brown hair and purple eyes, observed Selene below. As the goddess overseeing marriage, she sensed that something was amiss with Selene. The chaotic, irrational love she exhibited seemed all too familiar. Hera's purple eyes glanced at Aphrodite on the throne of the chief gods. Sure enough, the embodiment of beauty and desire, the most beautiful goddess of the divine mountain, was currently twirling her hair, which shimmered more brilliantly than gold. With her azure eyes fixed on Selene, she wore a satisfied, fox-like smile, as if admiring one of her own masterpieces. It was indeed this goddess's doing! One could only wonder what benefits she had received from the twin gods to set this trap for Selene.